Mill Carpet Beetle vs Pacific Flying Fox

Anthrenus fuscus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mill Carpet Beetle	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dermestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anthrenus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anthrenus fuscus	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mill Carpet Beetle and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mill Carpet Beetle	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.